Tergracht

Dutch edit

Etymology edit

First attested as Greft in 1508. Calque of West Frisian Tergrêft, derived from a compound of an inflected form of te (“at”) and Old Frisian greft (“excavated canal”).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /tɛrˈɣrɑxt/
Hyphenation: Ter‧gracht
Rhymes: -ɑxt

Proper noun edit

Tergracht n

A hamlet in Noardeast-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands.

References edit

van Berkel, Gerard, Samplonius, Kees (2018) Nederlandse plaatsnamen verklaard (in Dutch), Mijnbestseller.nl, →ISBN